MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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